It's Here!

[Bardo]

Childish outburst. My first bag of greens arrived today! I went to a shipping "terminal" to pick up my Yirgacheffe, which turned out to be a dirt lot behind a McDonalds about a half hour from my house. I loaded it off of a tractor trailer, which saved me 60 bucks over having it shipped to my door. Seemed a bit like a drug deal, though. Now I have to make the drum turn! That is this weekend's project.

 

[tazzadiluna]

Awesome, congrats!

 

[JumpinJakJava]

Congratulations! You will never forget that dirt lot! Yirg is one of my favorite coffees. It is SHB, and will take a dark roast. But what a waste to over roast this coffee.
I just had some this morning. Great citrus fruit notes , medium body, superb tasting coffee! My son came over right after I Chemex brewed it and said, "dad this coffee tastes awesome", couldn't agree more. So I checked my log notes:

Dumped the beans at 426 degrees(touch 2nd crack and dump quickly ,no more than 12-15 seconds),before the rolling starts.
Many roasters will dump at first noise of 2nd crack, you cannot go wrong.

Wait 48-72 hrs(if you can!) grind,brew, and overly enjoy!

 

[PinkRose]

Hi Bardo,

Thanks for sharing your "childish outburst." Everyone needs to feel that spark every once in a while, and today was your day.

It's so nice when our Forum members share their exciting news!

Best wishes for an awesome adventure!

Rose

 

[Bardo]

I had forgotten how heavy 132 lbs can be. Good thing I have a furniture dolly at home. My son and I wrestled the bag into a plastic bin (just to sit it in) and onto a rolling dolly and tucked it away in a dry spot in my "office". I am close to making the connection between the repurposed icecream maker motor and the rotisserie shaft. Quite the engineering challenge for various reasons. Hope to have that solved soon. I went with the ink stamp concept for the labels, on the recommendation of Eldub and some others here. Getting close!

 

[namballe]

congrats Bardo! i use the furniture dolly also, with a pull rope tied at one end. although, i do have to pick it up a couple of times to get it where it needs to go:smile: don't forget to let us know how the taste is, maybe upload a pic of the roasted beans!